Influence flows in the academy: Using affiliation networks to assess peer effects among researchers

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1001-1017

  Rawlings, Craig M ^a   McFarland, Daniel A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex organizations; Peer effects; Research productivity; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953181601     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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